As suspected, the massive Elephant Hill wildfire that burned almost 200,000 hectares and forced thousands of residents to leave their communities was a human-caused blaze.
The RCMP has made the determination and has created a tip line — 1-855-685-8788 — in an effort to find the person or persons responsible for the fire.
The blaze was started on July 6, 2017, and was originally called the Ashcroft reserve fire. It grew at a ferocious pace, razing homes on the Ashcroft Indian Band reserve, tearing through 45 homes in the Boston Flats trailer park, devouring another 45 homes in Loon Lake and claiming more than 30 residences in Pressy Lake.
